Funeral for Daniela Elsie and Cecilia Rosita

My name is Kentranique Manning and my wonderful partner's name is Christian Gonzalez. We are raising money for the funeral arrangements for our precious identical twin baby girls Daniela Elsie and Cecilia Rosita Gonzalez, and some financial relief in this unimaginably painful and unexpected time. They were born 3 months premature at 23 weeks. We were having a very unique but very risky first pregnancy, expecting Monochorionic "MoMo" twins, which was only a 1% chance of us having this specific type. Monochorionic twins are identical twins who share a single placenta, single sac, and no membrane in between them to separate them. I was having a very high risk pregnancy and had to be closely monitored. The biggest risk of this pregnancy was the entanglement of their umbilical cords, which was, unfortunately, our case. The bigger our precious girls grew in my womb, the more they moved and danced about. And let me tell you all, our little girls loved to dance like their mommy! They loved music like their daddy and whenever we talked to them, they always moved around a lot, especially when I began to feel them. Every ultrasound, we always delighted in seeing our precious little beans having a dance party in my belly... We are completely at a loss for words and reality when it comes to this. I delivered our Angels sleeping peacefully on June 11, 2022 with Christian, my Auntie Angie, and an absolutely amazing labor team at St. Vincent's Riverside by my side every step of the way. That was the hardest thing we have ever had to go through as parents, a couple, and just as human beings. I had only found out June 9th.. and they passed on June 7th, and we had no clue. What went from a routine checkup turned into one of the worst days of our lives when we found out their precious heartbeats were gone... We went from worrying about 2x of everything and getting our girl's lives together plus ours to prepare for them, to preparing funeral arrangements for them 3 months early. They were due October 3rd, but with our type of twins, we were expecting them at least a month earlier than that so... we were super close. This experience has changed us forever, and now we are trying to live and keep going for our daughters, but the weight of this all has been almost suffocating. I know God has a plan for us and to heal us, and He knew their plan before us, but we truly never expected this even knowing the risks. We prayed and expected the best outcome and recieved the worse.. we have a meeting this Friday at the A.B. Coleman Funeral home here in Jacksonville where we live to plan the services for our baby girls and put them completely to rest. We are not asking just for financial help in this time, but prayers, well wishes, love and support as well. That meeting is going to be one of the hardest in this new journey we call life, and we have to do what is right for Daniela and Cecilia. They blessed our lives and so many people's lives, and we wanted to also tell their stories and raise awareness to our condition. There was only a 1% of this happening to us, but we know now just how special our girls really are. They have already touched the hearts of many, and we ask that you lift not only us up in prayer during this time, but above all else, our Daniela Elsie and Cecilia Rosita. To work and get back to routine before we found out is going to be hard, and we truly need all the support we can get. Anything helps, and you absolutely do not have to donate if you can't. We understand and acknowledge these are hard times for everyone. We just ask that you please share this not only for the help we need right now, but to celebrate the lives of our sweet dancing angels.. we want everyone to know and experience the legacy of love and strength Daniela and Cecilia passed on. We know they wouldn't want their parents to suffer in any way, especially when they are in such a vulnerable state. We will be on our feet soon with time, healing, and above all else, our Father in Heaven who has our baby girls right now in His arms, watching over us forever and always.. thank you for your love, support, and prayers in this time. We thank you all from the bottom of our hearts. Love and cherish your dear ones, and hold them close to you always. Life is so precious and fragile. God bless you all.